Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THE HARBOR BEACON modlfied 1ts grant to Bowdoln and W1ll13.mS Colleges Before the Revolutlon there were forty famllles w1th1n the llmlts of the town of Sulllvan At the close of the Revolutxonary war the number of famllxes wlthln its l1m1ts had been reduced to twenty Besldes belng represented IH the wars of the R6V0lUt10H the vlllage of Sulllvan was also strongly represented ln the C1Vll War No sectlon of Mame responded more qulckly or loyally to Presldent Llncoln s calls for volun teers than dld many of the cltlzens of thls vlllage Many cltlzens of thls town rendered valiant S8I'V1C9 to the Unlon cause In the army and navy and there has been recorded many acts of herolsm on the southern battlefields durmg the entlre four years of confhct The natlon w1ll never forget the soldlers of Malne and the part they played ln the great struggle Late 1n the s1xt1es mmlsters and students from Massachusetts found thelr way to our town for thelr vacatxon Among the first were Rev Henry Foote Charles F Dole and Rev Francis Pe body who held SBTVICQS ln the hall and open an' servlces for the workmen at the quarrles These meetmgs were well attended In 1876 when the Waukeag House was open for summer vlsltors ltS spaclous parlors were open for rehglous S6I'VlC9 and many speakers of note have spoken there lncludlng Samuel Long fellow Rev Charles C Everett and Francls Peabody In 1889 Rev Frederlck Glll oran lzed the Llberal Chrlstlan soclety and untll the present tlme S9I'VlC9S were held each summer and lay SSFVICCS throughout the year Slnce 1889 these servlces have been held at the church of Our Father Among those who have spoken and worked well wlth us xn ald of the soclety speclal mentlon should be made of Rev Frederlck Glll Rev H H Saunderson and Rev Roger S Forbes The M6thOd1StS untll 1884 carrled on thelr work at Sulllvan 1n connectlon wlth Franklm and Gouldsboro The followmg IS a partlal l1st of the Metlsodlst preachers who have labored at Sulln an John Batchelder 1833 B F H1lIfOD 1843 Hlram Chase 18456 IsaacW Moore 1847 8 Harry VI Latham 1849 50 Jesse Hamman 1852 Lev1C Dunn 1853 Oran Strout 1854 Soloman S Gloss 18:19 Wllllam B Fenlason 1860 Benjamln C Blackwood 18612 B F Stlnson 1864 Wllllam Reed 18656 J A Plumer 1867 8 James A Morelen 1869 70 Otls R Vhlson 1872 Wllllam B Fenlason 1873 J B B an 1874 Selden Wentworth 18757 R M W1lklHS 1878 P J Robmson 1879 James Alexander 1880 1 J H Bennet 1882 3311 est Sulllvan Wlmfred Baldwin 1881 2 East Sulllvan C L Banghart 1884 5 C A Maln 1886 P D Nolan 1887 C C Phelan 1896 8 Frank H Osgood 1899 B W Russell 1900-2 O G Barnard 19035 N R Pear son 19067 C A Purdy 19089 Cllnton E Bromley 1910 Clinton Cook 1911 E F Wood 1912 Frank Prestldge 1913 Rxchard H Moyle 1914 17 BAPTIST CHUPCH HISTORY As early as 1799 Elder Isaac Case mlsslonary for the Massachusetts Baptlst soclety after wards of 11131119 Mlsslonary soclety v1s1ted Sulhvan and preached at Salt Water Falls He found there a few establlshed Chrlstlans In 1810 Elder Case agaln vlslted Sulllvan and found the communlty ln a state of revlval under Elder Job Cushman Elder Case had the prlvllege of baptlzlng the converts and on March 21st 1810 organlzed a Baptlst church with twelve members Elder Damel McMaster recelved a call to become pastor of the church and was ordalned May 16 1810 For slx years the church pros pered under h1s leadershxp In 1816 about twenty souls were added as the fI'l1ltS of a revlval At this tlme owmg to a mlsunderstandmg a dlvlslon was caused whlch resulted ln the orgamzlng of a mlnorlty 1nto a L. II 11 . . . ,. . . ' A . ' 'f 2 1 1 ' ' 1 I I I P' 0 l - 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 . . . . . . . f - . . - 1 1 1 - I - 1 1 1 I u I J I P' u . 7 ' 1 1 ' 1 ' , ' ' l .. . , ' . . ' . . ' , 1 1 1 ' 1 ' ' l U ' 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 . . , ' r' . ' ' - - 1 1 ' 1 . . . . . Q . 1 ' ' N' 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' . . , . . , ' ' ' ' l i 1 ' 1 - - 1 , ' 1 7 1 1 ' 1 ' . . , ' . . n n u . . . , 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' ' 1 ' ' ' ' 1888-90g J. A. Weed, 1891-53 J. T. Moore, . , ' 1 ' 1 1 ' ' 1 n u n 1 n ' Q . - , . . , , . . 1 ,, . . . ' 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 ' ' ' . 71 1 1 1 ' ' . 4 , 4- . 1 1 1 ' . a , . . , - l . . V 1 I ' ' l a 1 u l n u Y - s u 1 I , - u 11 ,. . - a 1 n . , , . . . . . , . . . . . . Y , . . . . . 1 ' I ' I , I . . . . . . . . . . l . . , . ' ' 7 7 I a I C I Q l ' ' ' . n , 1 Q u I l .

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10 THE HARBOR BEACON years Thelr chlldren were Esther born Feb 20 1493 dled March 1 1862 Hannah born lfeb 21 1495 dled May 21 1868 John born Sept 13 1796 d1edApr1l 2 1860 Joslah born May 1 1798 dled Sept 23 1863 Danlel S born May 4 1800 dled Nov 1 1826 un marrxed Mary S born Aug 13 1802 James born Feb 29 1804 dled ln 1855 near New Orleans master of Shlp Castxne Joanna born May 14 1806 marrled Vtllllam Chase dled 1n Eau Claire WIS Franklln B born Ap11l22 1808 Hlram E born Aug 22 1810 dled May 3 1816 Ellsha born Nov 15 1811 dled May 17 1813 EbenB born Apr1l4 1813 dled May 1 1841 Greenleaf P born Oct 16 1815 dled Feb 14 1823 Paul Slmpson son of Paul and Susan CDon nelly Slmpson of York and Sulhvan was born July 6 1776 dled Sept 5 1845 marrled Han nah daughter of Dan1elSull1van who was born publlshed Feb 19 1803 reslded ln Sulhvan Thelr chlldren were Susan born Dec 27 1806 dled Aug 28 1870 Paul born Aug 16 1809 dled Aug 8 1849 Jabez Slmpson son of Jabez and Marlam QSIIHDSODD Slmpson was born Jan 17 1775 dled Feb 8 1852 mamed Polly Stevens marrled second wlfe Prudence Downmg Jan 30 1809 reslded ln Sulhvan H1s chlldren by first Wlfe were Jabez born Nov 2 1803 dled Nov 20 1888 Chlldren by second wlfe were George S born Aug 2 1810 dled May 18 1870 Polly born Aug 15 1812 dled Nov 1885 unmarrled Simon born Jan 25 1815 dled July 12 1876 Downlng born Feb 23 1819 dled March 26 1885 Joan born March 16 1822 Carollne H bom Sept 11 1824 dled Oct 15 1850 Prudence born July 30 1827 Gllbert born Aug 19 1831 Joseph Slmpson youngest son of Jabez and Marlam CS1mpsonJ Slmpson was born ID Sulh van July 1 1483 He marrled Olne Preble Oct 24 1811 and reslded ln York He dled May 4 1862 Hls chlldren were Marlam born Jan 9 1820 dled Feb 15 1859 unmar rued Harrlet M born June4 1822 dled 1859 mamed Vtllllam Seavey June 1846 three chlldren JosephJ born May 17 1824 Daniel W born Sept 12 1827 d1ed IH the army at Polnt of Rocks Vlrgmla 1863 Carollne born Apr1l12 1831 Ebenezer Bean was one of the Bean famlly whlch came to Sulhvan wlth Danlel Sulhvan the Prebles Slmpsons and others He was born Oct 1 1760 and marrxed June 6 1191 Anna daughter of Joslah Slmpson who was born Nov 21 1771 and dled Nov 15 1828 Ebenezer Bean dled Sept 28 1825 Ebenezer Bean s chlldren were Theodore born Jan3 1792 dled Jan 19 1881 Eben born Nov 24 1795 dled about 1828 MaryA born Apr1l24 1791 dled young John S born Sept 24 1800 dled young Abltha born Aprll 8 1803 Sylvester born Feb 21 1806 dled 1834 S born June 25 1810 dled Feb 6 1886 Josxah S born Nov 18 1813 Robert Gordon was one of the Gordon famlly of Sulhvan He marrled Marlam daughter of Paul Slmpson born Nov 29 1779 dled Jan 28 1832 They were publlshed Dec 12 1801 and reslded ln Sulhvan HIS chlldren were Robert bom June 14 1806 dled May 17 1882 marrled Theresa Dyer Joan born May 31 1800 dled Feb 4 1840 marrled Edward Dunn Ellzabeth born May 15 1812 dled Sept 2 1851 ln San Franclsco Calxf Charlotte born Nov 30 1814 marrled a Mr Brownell John born Jan 20 1818 dled June 6 1875 marrled Mlranda Gordon Paul S born Jan 17 1821 dled May 1887 1nS1lverC1ty Idaho Augustus born Aprll 15 1826 dled Oct 20 1871 marrled Sarah Gordon After the death of Danxel Sulhvan June 21 1785 the town was confirmed to the settlers upon thelr payment of 1 205 pounds sterling consolldated notes lnto the treasury a small portion of the temtory mne thousand acres belng reserx ed ln 1800 when the Leglslature v 4 . . . D . F - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1' ' . . ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1- 1 . ' , 7' ' , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 r, . . ,. . . l . 11 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Y . H . ,,. . . . . . 1 1 1 1 . ,. . . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . ,. 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 ' . 7 ' . 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 11 . . . ,. . . 1 1 1 1 11 H 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . I . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 March 4, 1770, dled July 24, 1849. They were Rachel S., born Nov. 9, 1808, dled young 5 John 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . L . , . . , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , , , . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . . 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 . . . . . 1. . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 o u ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ,.. . . Y - . 1 1 1 1 1 ,.. . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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THE HARBOR BEACON! separate church Elder McMaster resigned IH 1822 Having no settled pastjr they secured the partial services of Elder William Johnson for three Q33 or four C43 years In 1826 Elder Benjamln Buck became pastor and served for three or four years In this year the church united with others and erected a house of wor ship An extensive revival took place In 1831 under the ass stance of Elder Jededlah Darling Elder Richard Y Watson became pastor of the church In 1834 and remained IH charge until 1866 During his pastorate there was general prosperity and many revlvals There seems to have been no pastor from 1866 to 1873 but Elder Vtatson preached In Hancock and sup plied this church occasionally In 1873 J C Sawyer supplied In connection with his labors at Gouldsboro and preached also In 1874 In until 1882 This church furnished one of its members Rev John Johnson for the ministry and Oflgl nated by dlSII11SSlOI'1 In 1824 the churches at Hancock and at Franklin Rev J R Bowler organized a church of twelve members at West Sullivan In 1889 and preached there about two years Rev E E Morse of Franklin and others supplied until 1896 the church having at the time about forty five 1453 members The military history of this town during the Revolutionary War centers largely around Daniel Sullivan one of the founders of the town named for him who raised a company of militia during the early part of the War and had them stationed at VS aukeag Point where he lived for the defence of that section In 1779 Captain Sullivan was In command of his company at the siege of Bagaduce Cnow Castinej remaining until after the defeat there of the American forces under the command of Lovell and Salstonstall when he returned home He remained In command of his men acting under Capt John Allan of Machias until he was taken prisoner by the British Feb 24 1181 In Col Allan s report at Machias where he commanded a Revolutionarv force mention IS rrade of Captain Sulllvans coming from Frenchmans Bay Sept 13 1117 with drafted mllltla for service there and of his coming again Nov 13 1777 During the time Capt Sullivan was at Wau keag Point Know Sorrentob he kept his men In readiness for service and Infllcted several heat y blows on the Brltxsh The English and Tories made several at tempts to capture Capt Sullivan attempts which the vigilance of the patriots rendered ineffectual Thomas C Armory In his Life of Gen John Sullivan speaks as follows of the capture of Daniel Sullivan Feb 24 1781 One stormy night In February 1781 a British War vessel the Alegiance commanded by anchored below the town and l nded a large force of sailors and marlnes The house was silently lHV9St8d and Capt Sullivan aroused from his slumbers to find his bed surrounded by armed men He was hurried to the boat and his dwelling fired so suddenly that the children were with difficulty rescued by their mother and a hired man who hved In the family Taken to Castlne his liberty and further protection from harm was tendered him on condition he took the oath of allegiance to the king Re Jectlng these proposals he was carried prisoner to Halifax and thence sent to New York where he was put on board that vessel of Infamous memory the Jersey hulk where he remained SIX months Exchanged he took passage for home but died on the Sound not wlthout sus pxclon of having been poisoned though probab ly like many others he was the victim of the barbarlties of the British Provost who either of his own accord or by Instruction subJected his prisoner to unparalleled privations WEST SULLIVAN IN PIONEER DAYS When we think of what heroes our fore 12 . . . . . , . , . , . . . , . ' Y ' F ' . , U 1 . , . , ,., 1 . .. . , v , 0 , . I . , l n a Q it n , n n ' . . - . ,, . . . l u . . . 7 I , I . . . . . ,. . . . . ! I 7 ' I 7 1876 Rev. John Johnson supplied, remaining Mowatt, who burnt Falmouth, now Portland, ' . a . . . , . . . ' I ' 2 ' . , 1 . . . , . . . 1 7 I . . , . . . . . ,, ,, . ! Y ' r . , . . ,. . - 7 ! 7 7 u , - I ! 7 I 7 I , . Y 4 , -